Steve Martin

Movie Actor
BIRTHDAY
August 14,1945
Birthplace
Waco, TX
Age
76 years old
Birth Sign
Leo
BIRTHDAY
August 14,1945 (age 76)
Birthplace
Waco, TX

About

Comedian and actor whose best known films include The JerkFather of the BrideRoxanneThree AmigosDirty Rotten Scoundrels and Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. He hosted the Academy Awards in 2001, 2003 and 2010 and he has hosted NBC's Saturday Night Live on a number of occasions. 

Before Fame

While attending UCLA, he appeared on an episode of The Dating Game and worked at night clubs. He dropped out of UCLA at age 21. 

Trivia

Playing the banjo from an early age, he released his debut music album, The Crow: New Songs for the 5-String Banjo, in 2009, and it went on to win the Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album. His 1978 comedy album A Wild and Crazy Guy went 2x platinum in the United States. 

Family Life

He was married to Victoria Tennant from 1985 to 1994. He married his second wife, New Yorker journalist Anne Stringfield, in July 2007. He became a father for the first time when Stringfield had a child in December 2012. 

Associated With

He starred in the 2003 film Cheaper by the Dozen alongside Bonnie Hunt